Copying apparatus.



COPYING APPARATUS.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 4, 1905.

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COPYING APPARATUS- Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented J an. 30, 1906.

Application filed November 4,1905. Serial No. 285,828.

1'0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FERDINAND J AEGER, a citizen of the United States,residing at New York city, Brooklyn, county of Kings, State of New York,have invented new and useful Improvements in Copying Apparatus, of whichthe following is a specification.

This invention relates to an apparatus for 00 ying the outlines of abody by tracing the re" ection of such body in a mirror. In this way theface of the operator, as well as other solid bodies, may be reproducedin a simple and accurate manner.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of myimproved copying apparatus. Fig. 2 is a rear view of the combinedreflector and slate; Fig. 3, an end view, partly in section, thereof;and Fig. 4, a side view of the tracer.

The copying apparatus consists of two partsviz., first, a mirror fromwhich the object to be copied is reflected and which has acopy-receiving back, and, second, a U-shaped tracer which by followingthe contour of the image along the mirror reproduces it upon the bac iThe letter a indicates a mirror or other reflector, to the back of whichis secured a slate I), of like size, by a common surrounding frame a. Tothe upper rail of frame 0 there is hung in rearwardly-projectingbearings c a paper roller (1. The lower or free end of the strip ofpaper may be secured to the bottom of frame 0 by catches e. A notchedpost f, engaging a ring f at one corner of frame 0, permits the deviceto be supported at any desire inclination.

The tracer is composed of a U shaped length of wire G, adapted tostraddle frame 0, and provided with afront arm g, an integral rear armg, and a coiled connecting-spring 9 The front arm g is turned inwardnear its free end, so that its tracing-point g lies flat against thesurface of mirror a. The rear arm g is coiled at its free end to formthe tubular holder 9 of a slate or lead pencil h.

In use the tracer G is so manipulated that its point 9 follows thepicture of a body refiected in mirror a, one eye of the operator beingclosed. As the tracer is thus drawn over the mirror the pencil h willproduce a copy of the picture at the back of the mirror. When it isdesired to have the copy reproduced upon slate b, the paper on roller dremains wound up, while when the picture is to be re roduced on paperthe latter is unwound rom the roller and fastened over the slate by thecatches e.

It Wlll be seen that my improved copying apparatus may be readilymanipulated and that it presents ready means for reproducing articles innature in a simple and accurate manner.

What I claim is 1. In a copying apparatus, a mirror, a slate at the backthereof, and a surrounding frame, combined with a U-shaped traceradapted to straddle the frame and to simultaneously engage the mirrorand slate, substantially as specified.

2. In a copying apparatus, a mirror, a slate at the back thereof, and asurrounding frame, combined with a U-shaped tracer composed of a frontarm having a tracing-point, a rear arm having a pencil-holder, and anintegral connecting coiled spring, substantially asv specified.

Signed by me, at New York city, Manhattan, New York, this 3d day ofNovember,

FERDINAND JAEGER, Witnesses:

FRANK v. BRIESEN, WILLIAM SOHU'LZ.

